The American Philosopher: Interviews on the Meaning of Life and Truth

Phillip McReynolds

doi:10.5771/9781498513166

Summary

Over the course of nearly a decade, Phillip McReynolds conducted a series of interviews with prominent American philosophers including, among others, Richard Rorty, Hilary Putnam, Joseph Margolis, Richard Bernstein, Bruce Wilshire, John Lachs, Richard Shusterman, and Crispin Sartwell. The American Philosopher: Dialogues on the Meaning of Life and Truth brings these interviews together, bridginga wide variety of topics both personal and professional, and ultimately addressing what it means to be an American philosopher. With interviews that are both philosophical and biographical in nature, this book will be of interest to those who specialize in pragmatism and the history of American philosophy, academics in fields such as comparative literature, history, political science, sociology, and American studies, and to anyone with an interest in “America” as an idea

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Edition: 1/2015
Copyright Year: 2015
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4985-1315-9
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4985-1316-6
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 289
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
2. Acknowledgments No access
3. Introduction No access
1 Cultivating the Experience of Philosophy in America No access Pages 1 - 16
2 Philosophy as Self-Creation No access Pages 17 - 34
3 There Are No Nobel Prizes in Philosophy (And There Shouldn’t Be) No access Pages 35 - 58
4 Philosophy as Problem Solving No access Pages 59 - 80
5 The Philosopher as Heretic and Cultural Explorer No access Pages 81 - 96
6 Family Ties and Improvisation in Philsophy No access Pages 97 - 114
7 Anything Goes No access Pages 115 - 132
8 Beyond Theory and Praxis No access Pages 133 - 154
9 From Pastors to Professionals No access Pages 155 - 172
10 Philosophers as World Travelers No access Pages 173 - 184
11 Beyond Ontological Insecurity No access Pages 185 - 202
12 Embodying Philosophy in America No access Pages 203 - 216
13 Practical Philosophy No access Pages 217 - 230
14 Philosophy as Technology for Living No access Pages 231 - 244
15 Philosophy and Social Vision No access Pages 245 - 258
16 American Anarchist No access Pages 259 - 274
Bibliography No access Pages 275 - 276
Index No access Pages 277 - 288
About the Author No access Pages 289 - 289